Your Ultimate Strategy if Darth Vader Appeared in a Hallway with a Lightsaber

Imagine this: you and your friends are alone in a hallway when suddenly, 15 feet away from you, Darth Vader turns on his lightsaber. What would you do? Would you laugh it off, make it into a game, or prepare for battle?

A Fun but Frightening Scenario

To start off, you might say, "Cool! Where'd you get that thing? Are you going to Fan Expo/Comic Con/Random Local Nerd Convention?" This approach turns the situation into a fun, albeit frightening, conversation rather than a serious conflict.

Strategic Choices

Would you bow down respectfully if Darth Vader were on your side? Or, if not, would you unleash sand as an ultimate weapon to overwhelm him? An even more strategic approach might be to tell your friends that you have a chance if you all attack at once. However, staying back until they are all slaughtered and then bowing down before Darth Vader is perhaps the safest option.

A Known Space but Unknown Villain

Given your knowledge that your friends are heavily into SF and capable of recreating these effects, your natural assumption would be that it was a prop display. You would probably be more interested in how it was done than in the actual threat. Such a response would disappoint Darth Jar Jar and his dislikable cohorts who might expect you to be more intimidated.

Calling in the Heavy Guns

Knowing the nature of Darth Vader, you realize that he could be your greatest ally. If you told him that you had found a Sith Lord challenging his authority, he would undoubtedly hop into a hyperspace-capable craft and provide support. However, it still takes 25 minutes for him to arrive, assuming it's a relatively close call. The route would likely be from Mustafar to Mandalore, assuming Vader was at his castle and this was happening on Mandalore.

A Detailed Plan for Emergency Backup

Here is a generalized plan to buy time for the arrival of Darth Vader:

Persuade Darth Jar Jar to reveal his evil plan, which would take 2-5 minutes.

Try to trick Jar Jar into postponing the fight, showing off fancy force tricks, which you estimate would take 5 minutes.

Use the force to retrieve and ignite your lightsaber, then throw it at Jar Jar, after sprinting to within 2 meters of him. Use the force to jump above him, buying some time for the next 2-5 minutes of distraction.

Run away while using the force to create barriers in Jar Jar's path, assuming it takes him another 2 minutes to catch up.

Engage in lightsaber combat, dragging it out and postponing the inevitable until Darth Vader arrives.

By following this plan, you can maximize your chances of survival until Darth Vader can help you defeat the Sith Lord.

Remember, the wise use of strategy and the Force will be key to your survival. Good luck, and may the Force be with you!